Lesson Topic: Creation Stories Grade level: 8 th Length of lesson: Five 49 minute classes

Stage 1 esired !esults Content Standard"s#:

Students will be able to: Minnesota State Standards: 8.4.2.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text, including those by and about Minnesota American ndians, and analy!e its de"elo#ment o"er the course of the text, including its relationshi# to the characters, setting, and #lot$ #ro"ide an ob%ecti"e summary of the text. 8.4.4.4 Determine the meaning of words and #hrases as they are used in a text, including figurati"e and connotati"e meanings$ analy!e the im#act of s#ecific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. 8.&.'.' (rite narrati"es and other creati"e texts to de"elo# real or imagined ex#eriences or e"ents using effecti"e techni)ue, rele"ant descri#ti"e details, and well*structured e"ent se)uences. a. +ngage and orient the reader by establishing a context and #oint of "iew and introducing a narrator and,or characters$ organi!e an e"ent se)uence that unfolds naturally and logically. b. -se literary and narrati"e techni)ues, such as dialogue, #acing, descri#tion, rhythm, re#etition, rhyme, and reflection, to de"elo# ex#eriences, e"ents, and,or characters. c. -se a "ariety of transition words, #hrases, and clauses to con"ey se)uence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationshi#s among ex#eriences and e"ents. d. -se #recise words and #hrases, rele"ant descri#ti"e details, figurati"e and sensory language to ca#ture the action and con"ey ex#eriences and e"ents. e. .ro"ide a conclusion /when a##ro#riate to the genre0 that follows from and reflects on the narrated ex#eriences or e"ents. Standards of +ffecti"e .ractice: Standard 1: Sub%ect Matter Standard 2: Student 2earning Standard ': Di"erse 2earners Standard 4: nstructional Strategies Standard 3: 2earning +n"ironment Standard 4: 5ommunication Standard &: .lanning nstruction Standard 8: Assessment Standard 6: 7eflection and .rofessional De"elo#ment

Standard 18: 5ollaboration, +thics, and 7elationshi#s American ndian 2earner 9utcomes: 9ral :raditions ;armony and <alance 5once#tual =ramewor> :hemes: 7eflection 5ollaboration
$nderstanding "s#%goals Students will understand: (hat myths and legends are and how they ha"e sha#ed the history and traditions of ?ati"e American culture. :he elements of a creation story and how they are different between grou#s of #eo#le. :he im#ortance of oral and written stories and the im#act they ha"e on society and culture. Student o()ectives "outcomes#: Students will be able to: Accurately com#are and contrast creation myths and legends from different cultural and geogra#hical grou#s. Analy!e the im#ortance of oral and written traditions and trace their de"elo#ment throughout history. Su##ort their understanding of ?ati"e American creation myths and legends through formulating their own creation story. Stage * +ssessment &vidence &ssential 'uestion"s#: ;ow do myths and legends de"elo#, where do they start@ (hat ha##ens to a culture if their traditions are not recorded and #assed down@ (hat is the #ur#ose of creation stories$ why ha"e they endured o"er centuries and "aried between cultures@

,erformance Tas-"s#: 5reation Story

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.a#er,#encils .erformance Assessment chec>list Artist Statement descri#tion

Learning +ctivities: a1 1: Antici#atory Set: /18 minutes0 /:oday will be focusing on what myths and legends are, gi"ing the student foundational,bac>ground >nowledge and oral tradition0. :ell students a made u# FlegendG about the school. Something uni)ue to the building or teachers that they would ha"e a reaction to. De"elo#mental Acti"ity,:eaching: /'6 minutes0 :al> about ?ati"e American culture. As> students what they >now about it first. Discuss myths and legends, as> if students >now what they are etc. :hen tal> about ?ati"e American creation stories. (atch 5reation Myths Doutube "ideo htt#:,,www.youtube.com,watch@ "B.'CoDEg"+;8 / ro)uois, Seminole, 5hero>ee0 Discussion of why we listened to the "ideo, tal> about the history of ?ati"e AmericanHs oral tradition Summary,(ra# -#: /3 minutes0 +xit Sli#: n one sentence summari!e what a legend and a myth are. As> a )uestion about something you are wondering or something that is confusing you. a1 *: Antici#atory Set: /18 minutes0 /:oday will be focused on what a creation story is, how different grou#s of #eo#le thin> different things0 7e"iew day 1, as> students if they ha"e ideas of more exam#les, go o"er )uestions from exit sli#s

De"elo#mental Acti"ity,:eaching: /'6 minutes0 7ead aloud the 5ree 5reation Story. Iather students in a circle, dim the lights,

read the story <rea> students u# into four different grou#s, each grou# with a different creation story, gi"e them time to read. Aigsaw them to discuss their creation stories Summary,(ra# -#: /3 minutes0 As> students if they can thin> of creation stories from literature, mo"ies, comics, family etc. +x#lain that students are going to write their own creation story, ex#lain ex#ectations of assessment a1 /: Antici#atory Set: /18 minutes0 Aournal .rom#t: 1. (here did we come from@ 2. (hy are we here@ '. (here are we going@ ;a"e students :hin>*.air*Share their %ournal acti"ity ideas. De"elo#mental Acti"ity,:eaching: /'6 minutes0 9nce again, ex#lain to students that they ha"e s#ent the wee> learning about ?ati"e AmericanHs oral traditions, myths and legends, creation stories, and ha"e been ex#osed to 8 different creation stories from 6 different tribes. /Share a "isual co#y of the chec>list0 Allow students to wor> on their drafts for the rest of class. (al> around, hel# students, answer )uestions. Summary,(ra# -#: /3 minutes0 +x#lain tomorrow they will be #eer editing, finishing their stories and #re#aring an artist statement. As> if anyone has any )uestions. a1 4: Antici#atory Set: /3 minutes0 .eer +diting: +x#lain #eer editing, show an exam#le De"elo#mental Acti"ity,:eaching: /'6 minutes0 S#end 13 minutes /guide them on time0 com#leting their #eer re"iew. =inish writing,#olish u# creation stories ntroduce artist statement. 7emind them that tomorrow in class they will come in, sit in a circle, and e"eryone will share a brief artist statement and their creation story, in tradition of the ?ati"e American oral retellings.

Summary,(ra# -#: /3 minutes0 Ma>e sure e"eryone has their %ournal acti"ity, chec>list, #eer re"iew, creation story and artist statement directions. =inish at home. a1 2: Storytelling: /46 minutes0 Set the tone by #laying music, arranging the classroom and diming the lights for the #resentations.

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The =eginning of the Cree 9orld Several forms of this myth of creation and of the great flood have been recorded from different Algonquian tribes. The Crees were western members of the Algonquian family, which is the largest of the language groups of the North American Indians. This particular version has been selected because it was recorded by the great e plorer! geographer, "avid Thompson, before mission aries had been among the people who related it. #isa$ed%a$ is the principal character in many Cree tales. &is name means 'the (latterer.) It is spelled also #eesac$!$achac$. After the 5reator had made all the animals and had made the first #eo#le, he said to (isa>ed%a>, J:a>e good care of my #eo#le, and teach them how to li"e. Show them all the bad roots, all the roots that will hurt them and >ill them. Do not let the #eo#le or the animals )uarrel with each other.J <ut (isa>ed%a> did not obey the 5reator. ;e let the creatures do whate"er they wished to do Soon they were )uarreling and fighting and shedding much blood. :he 5reator, greatly dis#leased, warned (isa>ed%a>. J f you do not >ee# the ground Kclean, will ta>e e"erything away from you, and you will be miserable.J <ut (isa>ed%a> did not belie"e the 5reator and did not obey. <ecoming more and more careless and disobedient, he tric>ed the animals and the #eo#le and made them angry with each other. :hey )uarreled and fought so much that the earth became red with blood. :his time the 5reator became "ery angry. J will ta>e e"erything away from you and wash the ground clean,J he said. Still (isa>ed%a> did not belie"e the 5reator. ;e did not belie"e until the rains came and the streams began to swell. Day after day, and night after night, the rains continued. :he water in the ri"ers and the la>es rose higher and higher. At last they o"erflowed their ban>s and washed the ground clean. :he sea came u# on the land, and e"ery thing was drowned exce#t one 9tter, one <ea"er, and one Mus>rat. (isa>ed%a> tried to sto# the sea, but it was too strong for him. ;e sat down on the water and we#t. 9tter, <ea"er, and Mus>rat sat beside him and rested their heads on one of his thighs. n time the rain sto##ed and the sea left the land. (isa>ed%a> too> courage, but he did not dare to s#ea> to the 5reator. After long and sad thoughts about his misery, he said to himself, J f could get a bit of the old earth beneath the water, could ma>e a little island for us to li"e on.J ;e did not ha"e the #ower to create anything, but he did ha"e the #ower to ex#and what had already been created. As he could not di"e and did not >now how far it was to the old earth, he did not >now what to do. :a>ing #ity on him, the 5reator said, J will gi"e you the #ower to rema>e e"erything if you will use the old materials buried under the water.J Still floating on the flood, (isa>ed%a> said to the three animals beside him, J(e shall star"e unless one of you can bring me a bit of the old ground beneath the water. f you will get it for me, will ma>e an island for us.J

:hen he turned to the 9tter. JDou are bra"e and strong and acti"e. f you will di"e into the water and bring me a bit of earth, will see that you ha"e #lenty of fish to eat.J So the 9tter di"ed, but he came u# again without ha"ing reached the ground. A second time and a third time (isa>ed%a> #raised 9tter and #ersuaded him to go down once more. (hen he returned the third time, he was so weary that he could not di"e again. JDou are a cowardLJ exclaimed (isa>ed%a>. J am sur#rised by your wea> heart. <ea"er, >now, can di"e to the bottom of the flood. ;e will #ut you to shame.J :hen he turned to <ea"er. JDou are bra"e and strong and wise. f you will di"e into the water and bring me a bit of the old earth, will ma>e a good house for you on the new island shall ma>e. :here you will be warm in the winter. Di"e straight down, as a bra"e <ea"er does.J :wice <ea"er di"ed, and twice he came bac> without any earth. :he second time he was so tired that (isa>ed%a> had to let him rest for a long time. JDi"e once more,J begged (isa>ed%a> when <ea"er had reco"ered. J f you will bring me a bit of earth, will ma>e a wife for you.J :o obtain a wife, <ea"er went down a third time. ;e stayed so long that he came bac> almost lifeless, still with no earth in his #aws. (isa>ed%a> was now "ery sad. f 9tter and <ea"er could not reach the bottom of the water, surely Mus>rat also would fail. <ut he must try. ;e was their only chance. JDou are bra"e and strong and )uic>, Mus>rat, e"en if you are small. f you will di"e into the water and bring me a bit of the old earth at the bottom, will ma>e #lenty of roots for you to eat. will create rushes, so that you can ma>e a nice house with rushes and dirt. J9tter and <ea"er are fools,J continued (isa>ed%a>. J:hey got lost. Dou will find the ground if you will di"e straight down.J So Mus>rat %um#ed head first into the water. Down and down he went, but he brought bac> nothing. A second time he di"ed and stayed a long time. (hen he returned, (isa>ed%a> loo>ed at his fore* #aws and sniffed. J smell the smell of earth,J he said. JIo again. f you bring me e"en a small #iece, will ma>e a wife for you, Mus>rat. She will bear you a great many children. ;a"e a strong heart now. Io straight down, as far as you can go.J :his time Mus>rat stayed so long that (isa>ed%a> feared he had drowned. At last they saw some bubbles coming u# through the water. (isa>ed%a> reached down his long arm, sei!ed Mus>rat, and #ulled him u# beside them. :he little creature was almost dead, but against his breast his fore#aws held a #iece of the old earth. Aoyously, (isa>ed%a> sei!ed it, and in a short time he had ex #anded the bit of earth into an island. :here he, Mus>rat, 9tter, and <ea"er rested and re%oiced that they had not drowned in the flood. Some #eo#le say that (isa>ed%a> obtained a bit of wood, from which he made the trees$ that he obtained some bones, from which he made the second race of animals. 9thers say that the 5reator made all things again. ;e commanded the ri"ers to ta>e the salt water bac> to the sea. :hen he created man>ind, the animals of today, and the trees. ;e too> from (isa>ed. %a> all #ower o"er #eo#le and animals and left him only the #ower to flatter and to decei"e. After that, (isa>ed%a> #layed tric>s u#on the animals and led them into much mischief. :hat is why the ndians tell many stories about him, to amuse themsel"es during the long winter e"enings.

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9hen the +nimals and =irds 9ere Created: 0a-ah :he ndians who li"e on the farthest #oint of the northwest corner of (ashington State used to tell stories, not about one 5hanger, but about the :wo*Men*(ho*5hanged* :hings. So did their close relati"es, who li"ed on Nancou"er sland, across the Strait of Auan de =uca. (hen the world was "ery young, there were no #eo#le on the earth. :here were no birds or animals, either. :here was nothing but grass and sand and creatures that were neither animals nor #eo#le but had some of the traits of #eo#le and some of the traits of animals. :hen the two brothers of the Sun and the Moon came to the earth. :heir names were ;o*ho*e*a#*bess, which means J:he :wo*Men*(ho* 5hanged*:hings.J :hey came to ma>e the earth ready for a new race of #eo#le, the ndians. :he :wo*Men*(ho* 5hanged*:hings called all the creatures to them. Some they changed to animals and birds. Some they changed to trees and smaller #lants. Among them was a bad thief. ;e was always stealing food from creatures who were fishermen and hunters. :he :wo*Men*(ho* 5hanged*:hings transformed him into Seal. :hey shortened his arms and tied his legs so that only his feet could mo"e. :hen they threw Seal into the 9cean and said to him, J?ow you will ha"e to catch your own fish if you are to ha"e anything to eat.J 9ne of the creatures was a great fisherman. ;e was always on the roc>s or was wading with his long fishing s#ear. ;e >e#t it ready to thrust into some fish. ;e always wore a little ca#e, round and white o"er his shoulders. :he :wo*Men*(ho*5hanged*:hings transformed him into Ireat <lue ;eron. :he ca#e became the white feathers around the nec> of Ireat <lue ;eron. :he long fishing s#ear became his shar# #ointed bill. Another creature was both a fisherman and a thief. ;e had stolen a nec>lace of shells. :he :wo*Men*(ho*5hanged*:hings transformed him into Oingfisher. :he nec>lace of shells was turned into a ring of feathers around OingfisherKs nec>. ;e is still a fisherman. ;e watches the water, and when he sees a fish, he di"es headfirst with a s#lash into the water. :wo creatures had huge a##etites. :hey de"oured e"erything they could find. :he :wo* Men*(ho*5hanged*:hings transformed one of them into 7a"en. :hey transformed his wife into 5row. <oth 7a"en and 5row were gi"en strong bea>s so that they could tear their food. 7a"en croa>s J5r*r*ruc>LJ and 5row answers with a loud J5ahL 5ahLJ :he :wo*Men*(ho*5hanged*:hings called <lue%ayKs son to them and as>ed, J(hich do you wish to be**a bird or a fish@J J donKt want to be either,J he answered.

J:hen we will transform you into Min>. Dou will li"e on land. Dou will eat the fish you can catch from the water or can #ic> u# on the shore. J :hen the :wo*Men*(ho*5hanged*:hings remembered that the new #eo#le would need wood for many things. :hey called one of the creatures to them and said J:he ndians will want tough wood to ma>e bows with. :hey will want tough wood to ma>e wedges with, so that they can s#lit logs. Dou are tough and strong. (e will change you into the yew tree.J :hey called some little creatures to them. J:he new #eo#le will need many slender, straight shoots for arrows. Dou will be the arrowwood. Dou will be white with many blossoms in early summer.J :hey called a big, fat creature to them. J:he ndians will need big trun>s with soft wood so that they can ma>e canoes. Dou will be the cedar trees. :he ndians will ma>e many things from your bar> and from your roots.J :he :wo*Men*(ho*5hanged*:hings >new that the ndians would need wood for fuel. So they called an old creature to them. JDou are old, and your heart is dry. Dou will ma>e good >indling, for your grease has turned hard and will ma>e #itch. Dou will be the s#ruce tree. (hen you grow old, you will always ma>e dry wood that will be good for fires.J :o another creature they said, JDou shall be the hemloc>. Dour bar> will be good for tanning hides. Dour branches will be used in the sweat lodges.J A creature with a cross tem#er they changed into a crab a##le tree, saying, JDou shall always bear sour fruit.J Another creature they changed into the wild cherry tree, so that the new #eo#le would ha"e fruit and could use the cherry bar> for medicine. A thin, tough creature they changed into the alder tree, so that the new #eo#le would ha"e hard wood for their canoe #addles. :hus the :wo*Men*(ho*5hanged*:hings got the world ready for the new #eo#le who were to come. :hey made the world as it was when the ndians li"ed in it.

The .rigin of &arth: Tus-egee <efore the beginning, water was e"erywhere. <ut no #eo#le, animals, or earth were "isible. :here were birds, howe"er, who held a council to decide if it might be best to ha"e all land or all water. J2et us ha"e land, so we can ha"e more food,J said some of the birds. 9thers said, J2etKs ha"e all water, because we li>e it this way.J Subse)uently, they a##ointed +agle as their 5hief who was to decide one way or the other. +agle decided u#on land and as>ed, J(ho will go and search for land@J Do"e "olunteered first and flew away. n four days he com#leted his hunt and returned, re#orting, J could not find land anywhere.J 5rawfish came swimming along and was as>ed by the council to hel# search for land. ;e disa##eared under the water for four days. (hen he arose to the surface again, he held some dirt in his claws. ;e had found some land dee# in the water. 5rawfish made a ball of the dirt and handed it to 5hief +agle, who then flew away with it. =our days later he returned and said to the council, J?ow there is land, an island has been formed** follow meLJ :he whole bird colony flew after +agle to see the new land, though it was a "ery small island. Iradually, the land began to grow larger and larger as the water became lower and lower. More islands a##eared and these grew together, creating larger islands into one earth. :us>egee ndians say they were chosen by the Ireat S#irit to be the first #eo#le to li"e u#on the new earth, a long, long time ago.

Grandmother>s Creation Stor1: Cree- =1: 0us-e-e 5s-?e? "Sharron @ohn6 Cree-# A0edicine%Bealing 9omanC J2ong ago the 5reator loo>ed out o"er the #erfect world he had made, at the oceans, mountains, #lains, deserts, la>es and ri"ers and he was #leased. ;e loo>ed u#on the #lants and trees and was ha##y at what he saw. Still he felt there was something missing. :here was no mo"ement, nothing to en%oy the beauty he had created. So he created the animals, birds, cree#ers, and fish. ;e made them in all si!es, forms, colors and sha#es. As he watched them roam o"er Mother +arth, en%oying the beauty of his creations he was #leased with all that he had done. 2ife continued on Mother +arth in #erfect balance and harmony. Many moons #assed and one day the animals, birds, cree#ers, and fish called out to their 5reator: J(e than> you for all that you ha"e gi"en us, for all the beauty that surrounds us$ howe"er, e"erything is so #lentiful that we ha"e nothing to do but wander here and there, with no #ur#ose to our li"es. :he 5reator ga"e great thought to their re)uest. After a while he showed himself again to his creations. ;e told them he would gi"e them a wea>er creature to ta>e care of, to loo> after and teach. :his creature would not be so #erfect as his other creations. t would come u#on Mother +arth wea>, small, and >nowing nothing. So the 5reator made man and woman and all his other creations were ha##y. ?ow they truly had a #ur#ose in life: to care for these hel#less humans$ to teach them how to find food and shelter, and to show them the healing herbs. :he humans under the care of all, multi#lied and grew to be many. Still the animals, birds, cree#ers, and fish too> care of them. As the humans became stronger, they demanded more and more from their brothers. =inally there came a day when a human man demanded more food than he needed, and the animal would not grant him his re)uest. :he man in great anger, #ic>ed u# a roc> and >illed the animal. =rom the dead animal the man disco"ered that he could use the meat to feed himself and the s>in to co"er his body. :he bones, claws, and teeth would be his tro#hys to show the other humans that now he was as smart as the animals. (hen he showed these things to the other humans, in their greed to ha"e all that he had, they started >illing all of their animal brothers around them. :he 5reator watched them all: humans, animals, birds, cree#ers, and fish. =inally he called the remaining animals, birds, cree#ers, and fish to him. :he 5reator told them that he had decided to ta>e them all to his s#irit home and lea"e the humans to rule o"er Mother +arth for a #eriod of time$ until they recogni!ed the error of their ways.

:he animals >nowing that the humans could not sur"i"e without them, begged the 5reator to ta>e #ity on their human brothers and sisters. <ecause the animals showed com#assion and #ity for ones wea>er and less wise then theirsel"es, the 5reator listened to their #leas. <ecause you are good and ha"e followed my ways will grant you your #rayer. n order to #rotect you will no longer allow you to s#ea> with humans or guide and #rotect them. will ma>e you afraid of them so that you will no longer a##roach them. will create a s#irit animal to re#resent each of you and to this s#irit animal will grant one gift that he may use. f a human li"es in a good and >ind way and follows my #ath, they may as> me for one of my s#irit animals to guide and >ee# them on my #ath. :his s#irit animal will only come to humans who ha"e a good heart. And so today we see> our s#irit >ee#ers to learn how to be as >ind and wise as our animal brothers. n see>ing them we wish to learn how to #lease the 5reator, as the animals did before us.

Commanche Creation Stor1

J9ne day the Ireat S#irit collected swirls of dust from the four directions in order to create the 5ommanche #eo#le. :hese #eo#le formed from the earth had the strength of mighty storms. -nfortunately, a sha#e*shifting demon was also created and began to torment the #eo#le. :he Ireat S#irit cast the demon into a bottomless #it. :o see> re"enge the demon too> refuge in the fangs and stingers of #oisonous creatures and continues to harm #eo#le e"ery chance it gets.J

Creation Stor1: Chec-list :his assignment is all about creati"ityL :his will be #rimarily assessed on com#letion. :he final assessment must ha"e:

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+rtist Statement: 9hat does it mean< t is ty#ically a brief #aragra#h that addresses as many of the following writing #rom#ts

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